Since 2015, I've been involved in various research projects, where I worked with emerging scholars and experts from various fields. These research projects highlight the importance of working with various stakehodlers and institutional actors in understanding the complex nature of development concerns at regional and local levels. The implemention of these research projects were funded by local and international organizations.
"...there is no such thing as natural disaster. Hazards may be natural, disasters are not" - UNDRR
Integration of Indigenous Knowledge in Designing Nature-based Solutions towards Climate-smart Agriculture Sector in Selected Municipalities in Northern Philippines
Funding: DOST-PCAARRD
Status: On-going
Policy support for the establishment and sustainability of the Tadlac Lake Ecotourism Park in the Province of Laguna, Philippines
Funding: DOST-NRCP
Status: On-going
Crafting of Master Tourism Development Plan of the Municipality of Los Banos Laguna
Funding: Los Banos LGU
Status: On-going
Incorporating Green Strategies towards Sustainable Infrastructure Planning and Development: Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions and Spatial Planning for a Resilient Butuan City
Funding: WWF Philippines
Status: On-going
Greening Red Cross and Red Crescent Disaster Risk Reduction: Saving Lives through Working with Nature Project (Greening DRR Project)
Funding: IFRC
Status: Concluded (2022)
Mixed Methods Impact Assessment of Technological and Institutional Interventions for the Promotion of Competitiveness in the Philippine Textile Industry
Funding: DOST-PCIEERD
Status: On-Going
Decision Support System for Effective Lake Governance of the Seven Small Crater Lakes in San Pablo City, Laguna
Funding: DOST-PCAARRD
Status: Concluded (2024)
Leveraging Existing Gender Relations to Optimize the Gains from Value-Adding Opportunities: The Case of Cacao Value Chain in Davao City
Funding: ACIAR
Status: Concluded (2023)
Agritourism Farms as Conduit of the Adoption of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in Eastern Visayas, Philippines
Funding: ACIAR
Status: Concluded (2023)
Synergies and trades-off between agriculture and ecotourism towards sustainable rural development
Funding: UPLB
Status: Concluded (2018)
The role of women in sustainable natural resource management: looking into the case of the women paddlers in Pandin Lake
Funding: UPLB
Status: Concluded (2016)